National Republican., 1887-10-31

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served, will throw hallowed influence over
oil the week. The song and sermon aud sane
tuary will hold back from Dresumptnous scenes
That young man who begins the duties OF life
with either secret OF open disrespect OF the holy
day, venture to prophesy, Will meet with no
prominent successes. God s curses will fall upon
body @ % ana n s,s son The oSe way ' OF the wicked
He turneth upside down. In one OF the old
fables 1t was said that wonderful child was
@ foot,teps m % s}N thousand @ miles away. % But I'll can AN
hear in the footstep Of that young man, on his
way TO the house Of worship this morning,
the coming step OF eternal joys Of heaven vet
Again, a noble ideal and confident expecta.
snc tn Of sra win n hs maS sS sSc
great thought that he wishes to transfer to the
canvas or the marble before he takes up tho
ceIayon or the chisel; The architect plans out
men to begin, and though there may for long
while seem to be nothing but laundering and
rudeness he has IN his mind every CORN.
THAN wreath. and Gothic arch, and Byzantine
capital. The poet arranged the entire plot be.
fore he begins to chime tn first canto Of ting
ling rhymths. And yet, st, singer to us, there
without knowing whether in the end IL shall
be a rude traitors den or st. Marks Of Ven
ice who begin TO write the intricate
whether II shall be q Homers odyssey or
rhymester's botch. Niue hundred and ninety
nine men out Of a thousand are living without
plumed, and urging their swim courser in tho
hottest haste. come out and ask: 'Halloo,
man, whittier ,awayT' His response is; mo
many one, and taking the plane out OF the
yard :, stick. say "What. man, s
Wea s h' The sGSa reply S m9ia nd nF breas as
down between teeth aud lips. Every days
duty ought only to be the following up OF the
main plan Of existence, Let men be Non, con
courses of action, then let them draw out the
design of knavery, and cruelty, aud plumber
Let every days ialsehood and wrong.doing be
fss0s fss clouds TsS iiPS wfathu anSd SSod hang as
aown sSS to nIssN hs%Nyy lily IN Sver The canvas
the waters be chafcd, froth -tangle, and green
with immeasurable depths. Then take torch
Of burning pitch and scorch into the frame of
Souls Suicide: II one entering upon sinful
directions would only In HIS mind. or on paper
draw out in awful reality this dreadful
l Dante, that by my own life should write
another "Inferno?" But If you are resolved
to live life such as God and good men will
fipSit ihpdeSnite determination, but in your mind OF or
upon paper sketch 1t in all its minutiR You
cannot know the changes to which you may
| be subject but you may know what always
will be right and always will be wrong. Let
| gentleness, and charity, and veracity, and
faith stand in the heart of the sketch. Onsome
down together. Draw two or three Of the trees
wind stripped, but with thick verdure, waving
like the palms Of On the dsrtes
dying storm. You need not burn the title on
the frame. The, dullest will catch the design
grpce AN and ss hat on ths ss sss rSFd S %
what innumerable ships, heavily laden
and well rigeed, yet some bound
stbor n9Rs ne Sd and Ro Wave ,SSv SswePs
mountains, they 90 down by the pillows, and
are at their wits end. They sail by no chart,
they watch no star, they long for no harbor.
sketch of what, by the grace of God, he means
to be. though in excellence so high that you
cannot reach 1t; He who starts out in life
attainment, will find himself encased from q
| thoutan temptations.
There are magnificent possibilities before
the buoyant step and the bounding spirit. ]
would marshal you for grand achievement.
God now provides for you the fleet and the ar
side? s NE eaptain Of The @ zoIayes @ in M aneieu,
times, to encourage them against the, immense
odds on the side of their enemies. said
%come my ce me9 look these fellows
are three hundred. Surely the match is even.
That speech gave them the victory. BE not not
my nearer, ulsmayeu az any time ny wna
.une, Is want OF education, are men, ar,
devils against you, though the multltudes o
earth and he'll confront you stand up to. II,
match is just even, Nay, you have decided
advantage. If God be for us, who can bt
against us Thus protected you need mo-
spend much time In answering your assail
ants
Many years ago word came to me that two
impostors, as temperance lecturers, had beer
lft Inn In I'm nj md HfrNT IND
their experience, and they told their audience
that they had long been intimate with me- and
had become drunknrds by dining at my table
where always had liquors of all sorts. ln'
dignant 10 the last degree, / went down to Pat
rick Campbell, chief of Brooklyn police, saylnl
! was going TO start that night for Ohio to hav,
these villains arrested, and wanted HIM L
tell me how to mako the arrest He smiled
and said, "Do not waste your time chasin,
these men. Go home aud do your work anC
they can do you no harm" ! took his counse
and all was we'll Long ago l made up mi
mind that If one VIII put his trust in God anC
be faithful 10 duty he need not fear any evil
the combined forces OF earth and hell can d.
you no damage.
And this leads me to say that the mighties
of all defense Tor young man is the possession
take ihe place OF il. He may have manner
that would put TO shame the gracefulness anC
courtesy of IA Lord Chesterfield. Foreign Ian
guages may drop from his tongue. He may b.
able TO discuss liieratures, and laws and for
eign customs. He may WELD pen of un
equaled polish and power, His quickness aud
tact may qualify him for the highest salary o
the counting house. He may be as sharp a
I Herod and as strong as Samson, with as fine
locks as those which hung Absalom, still h
is not safe from contamination. The more
elegant his manner and the more fascinating
his dress, the more peril. Satan does not car
much ior the allegiance OF coward and II
lierate being. He eau bring him into eilicien
service. But he loves to storm that casti'
of character which has in it the most spoil
and treasures. 1t was not some crazy Graf
creeping along me coast with IA, ySusleS S shIS
ports, carrying Its million ofspecie. The NOR
your natural and acquired accomplishments
does not cut In upon or hack up any smooth
ness of disposition or behavior. 1t gives sym
metIy. II arrests that in the soul whicl
ought to be propelled. 1t fills up the gulleys
1t eleyates and transforms. 10 beauty 1t give!
more beauty, to tact more tact, to enthuSian
of nature more enthusiasm. When the lIol!
Spirit impresses the image of God on the hear
he does not spoil the canvas. II in all thu
multitude OF young men upon whom religion
has acted you could md one nature Una
yield this. proposition. You may nov
have enough strength Of character to repel tn
various temptations to gross wiekedness whlc
assail you, but do not know In what strai
you may be thrust at some future time
Nothing short of the grace Of the cross ma
then be able TO deliver you from the lions
You are not meeker than Moses, nor holie
than David, nor more patient than Job, an
you ought not to consider yourself invulnel
able. You may have some weak point OF chai
acter that you have never discovered, and II
some hour when you are assaulted the Philis
tines will be upon thee, Samson. Trust not IL
your good habits, or your early training, Q
arm Of Almighty God will be sufficient to ur
hold you. You look forward to the worl
sometimes with a chilling dependency. Chee
up l will tell you how you all ma
make q fortune. seek first the king
dom OF God and His righteou,
ness and oil other things will be added uut
you" know you do not want to be mean 1
This matter, Give God the freshness of you
life. You will not have the. heart to drin
Gown the brimming cup Of life and then pou
the drePs on Gods altar, 10 n Savior so iu